Pursuant to its authority under 29 Del.C. §4815(b)(4)b.2 the State of Delaware, Department of Agriculture's Standardbred Breeders' Fund (herein "the Fund") proposed to amend its regulations. Proposed amended regulation under 4.2 terminates the 4-year old bonus program. Proposed amended regulation 9.2 terminates the 4-year old bonus program and the bonuses on Consolation races. Proposed amended regulation 13.7 adjusts the qualifying time requirements to more reflect the times of racing today and present a more competitive race for wagering purposes. Proposed deletion of Regulation 14.5 covers the termination of the 4-year old bonus. All of these changes were proposed to address the fiduciary responsibility of "the Fund" to sustain the program into the future while maintaining the current status.

“Bred” means any form of insemination inside the State of Delaware by a Delaware sire, including insemination using semen transported within the State of Delaware, provided that such semen is not frozen or desiccated in any way or at any time. Bred shall also refer to foals of mares bred outside the State of Delaware by a Delaware sire through interstate semen transportation when such semen is not frozen or desiccated in any way or at any time, provided that owners of mares that produce foals from Delaware sires eligible for this program that are bred through interstate semen transportation shall not be eligible for bonuses paid to owners of mares under the Delaware Standardbred Breeder's Program set forth in Section 4 herein. This qualification shall also apply to the same mare owner (s) and official owner (s) or legal entities of record, of four (4) year olds beginning in 2012.

“Delaware Sire” means a Standardbred stallion that regularly stands for a breeding season in Delaware and is registered with the Administrator of the Delaware Standardbred Breeder's Fund Program. A Delaware sire may be: 1) owned by a resident of the State of Delaware if it stands for the entire breeding season in the State of Delaware; or 2) owned or leased by a resident of a state other than Delaware if it stands for the entire breeding season in the State of Delaware.

“Owner” means any person(s) or legal entity listed on the horse’s registration papers as the official owner at the time of the race.

“Private Treaty” No stallion participating in the Program may be offered for service under private treaty. Each stallion registered in the Program must make public the breeding fee.

“Registrant” is a horse owner, the horse owner’s agent of record or trainer of record, or the lessee of a horse.

“Satisfactory Performance Line” means the path of the Standardbred on the racetrack as charted by the licensed charter at Dover Downs and/ or Harrington Raceway during which the horse does not break stride for any reason.

“Stand” means that a Delaware sire is available for reproductive services.

4.2 Beginning in race year 20122018, any four year old horse that was nominated by May 15th of its yearling year or supplemented by March 15th of its two year old year will be eligible to earn a bonus in overnight races conducted by a licensed harness race track in Delaware. A bonus payment of ten percent (10%) of any overnight purse earned shall be paid to the breeder of the eligible four year old and ten percent (10%) of any overnight purse earned shall be paid to the owner(s) or legal entity of record at the time of the racethe four year old bonus program will be terminated.

14.5 The May 15th nomination payment or the March 15th $350 supplement nomination must be made to be eligible to the four (4) year old bonus program.

14.6 If the May 15th deadline to nominate a yearling is missed, a late supplemental payment of $350 shall be required. The late supplemental payment shall be accepted if it is received by March 15th of the two (2) year old year. This payment is in addition to the regular sustaining payment due on March 15th.

15.1 All proceeds received pursuant to 29 Del.C. §4815(b)(3)b.2.D., which established in the State of Delaware a Delaware Standardbred Breeder's Program and any interest earned on these monies shall be invested in an endowment account until race year 2002.

15.2 For race year 2002, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of the proceeds received pursuant to 29 Del.C. §4815(b)(3)b.2.D., which established in the State of Delaware the Program and any interest earned on that money in the preceding twelve (12) months shall be deposited in a separate purse account for purses and bonus for that race year. For race year 2002, one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) of the proceeds pursuant to 29 Del.C. §4815(b)(3)b.2.D., which established in the State of Delaware the Program, shall be deposited in the endowment account.